A Treaty with the Oneida Nation of Indians
Item
Type
Copy of document
Title
A Treaty with the Oneida Nation of Indians
Description
A Treaty held with the Oneida nation or tribe of Indians, at their village in the State of New York on June 1st 1798.
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
01
author
sent from location
New York
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Enclosed in Adams to US Senate, 01/30/1799.
author note
Joseph Hopkinson; Egbert Benson; Ezra L'Hommedieu; John Taylor; [Indian names not reproduced].
notable person/group
John Hopkinson
Egbert Benson
Ezra L'Hommedieu
John Taylor
Governor of New York [John Jay]
Sarah Docksteder
Cornelius Docksteder
Jacob Docksteder
Lewis Denny
John Denny
Jan Joost
Native Americans
Indians
notable location
New York
bank of Oneida Lake
Newageghkoo
Genesse Road
notable item/thing
compensation
cession
quit claim
lot No. 54
button wood tree
three notches and a blaize
[Indian] reservation
boundary
grounds cultivated by them
tract
[annuity]
treaty
notable phrase
The said Indians do cede, release, and quit claim to the people of the State of New York, forever, all the [following] lands within their reservation
the said indians having in the month of March last, proposed to the Governor of the said state to cede the lands herein after ascribed for the compensation hereinafter mentioned
also a mile on each side of the main Genesee road for the distance of one mile and an half westward to commence at the eastern boundary of their said reservation
document number
1798060190001
page start
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | NMR24 (4 pages) | Collection: Transcribed Treaties and Conventions Advised and Ratified by the Senate. (RG46) (M200, roll 2) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Hopkinson | New York | [n/a] |